MAY RHYMES AND SONGS
A Monster came to visit you
(Tune: The animals came in two by two)
A monster came to visit you.
He roared! He roared!
A monster came to visit you.
He roared! He roared!
A monster came to visit you,
His head was green and his nose was too,
You could hear him roaring,
Did he frighten you? No!
Mr Smith the Keeper
Mr Smith the Keeper has ten tigers in his zoo,
Mr Smith the Keeper has ten tigers in his zoo,
Mr Smith the Keeper has ten tigers in his zoo,
And he feeds them every day.
Then:
Nine lions, eight zebras, seven giraffes,
six leopards, five monkeys, four camels,
three hippos, two parrots…
and an osrtrich.
There’s a very furry caterpillar
Down in the Jungle
There’s a very furry caterpillar
Crawling up that tree;
I hope that furry caterpillar
Doesn’t crawl on me!
Down in the jungle
Where nobody goes,
There’s a great big gorilla
Washing his clothes;
With a rub-a-dub here,
And a rub-a-dub there’
That’s the way he washes his clothes!
Little Arabella Miller
Chorus:
Boobady boom-boom,
Boogie-woogie, woogie,
Boobady boom-boom
Boogie-woogie, woogie;
Boobady boom-boom,
Boogie-woogie, woogie;
That’s the way he washes his clothes!
Little Arabella Miller
Found a woolly caterpillar
First it crawled upon her mother
Then upon her baby brother;
All said, “Arabella Miller
Take away that caterpillar.”
Repeat for different animals:
Mouse (tiny voice)
Snake (hissy voice)
Elephant (big slow voice).
MAY RHYMES AND SONGS CONT’D
She sailed away
Fierce Animals
Walking through the jungle,
What do you see?
I see a lion
Roaring at me.
I see a snake
A hissing at me.
I see a little frog
Jump away from me.
I see a crocodile
A snapping at me.
I see a giraffe
Stretch his neck at me.
I see an elephant
Swing his trunk at me.
She sailed away on a lovely summer’s day
On the back of a crocodile;
“You see,” said she, “he’s as tame as can be,
A-floating down the Nile!”
The croc winked his eye
As she waved her friends goodbye
Wearing a happy smile;
By the end of the ride the lady was inside,
And the smile was on the crocodile!
Tiny Caterpillar
(Tune: She’ll be coming round the mountain)
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
wiggle, wiggle,
There’s a tiny caterpillar, tiny caterpillar,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
wiggle, wiggle.
He will eat the leaves around him ‘til he’s full,
munch, munch…….
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home,
spin, spin……
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away,
flap, flap…..
Hold Mum’s Hand
(Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Hold mum’s hand,
Hold mum’s hand,
To cross the road,
To cross the road,
Stop and look and listen with care,
Stop and look and listen with care,
Of the traffic you must beware,
So hold mum’s hand.
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging from a tree
Teasing Mr Alligator, ‘you can’t catch me’,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be
SNAP!
Hold mum’s hand,
Hold mum’s hand,
To cross the road,
To cross the road,
Stop and look and listen with care,
Stop and look and listen with care,
Of the traffic you must beware,
So hold mum’s hand.
Three little monkeys swinging from a tree
Teasing Mr Alligator, ‘you can’t catch me’,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be
SNAP!
Four little monkeys swinging from a tree
Teasing Mr Alligator, ‘you can’t catch me’,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be
SNAP!
Two little monkeys swinging from a tree
Teasing Mr Alligator, ‘you can’t catch me’,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be
SNAP!
One little monkey swinging from a tree
Teasing Mr Alligator, ‘you can’t catch me’,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be
SNAP!
‘You missed me, you missed me!’